A 19-year-old passenger, allegedly under the influence of alcohol, urinated on an elderly couple travelling in Sampark Kranti Express, an official said on Friday.
The passenger was identified as Ritesh who was detained by the Railway Police Force (RPF).
They were travelling in the AC compartment of Sampark Kranti Express, which runs between Manikpur junction in Uttar Pradesh and Hazrat Nizamuddin in Delhi.
The senior citizens, GN Khare and his wife, were travelling on the adjacent lower berths in the train's B3 coach when the incident happened, Chief Public Relation Officer (CPRO) of the North Central Railways, Himanshu Shekhar Upadhyay said.
Case filed against the man
Ritesh, who was travelling in the same compartment, "accidentally" discharged urine while walking unsteadily, allegedly under the influence of liquor, Upadhyay said, adding that the urine drops fell on the couple.
The couple who were travelling from Madhya Pradesh’s Harpalpur to Hazrat Nizamuddin raised an alarm after which the travelling ticket examiner (TTE) informed the Railway control room of Jhansi.
Ritesh was deboarded when the train reached Jhansi and a case was registered against him, North Central Railways's PRO Manoj Singh said.
R Kaushik, in-charge of RPF in Jhansi, said the accused was released after he paid a fine according to the provisions of the Railways Act.
(With PTI inputs)
